The world became aware of Haggis's own departure from Scientology in Lawrence Wright's epic February 2011New Yorker profile, "The Apostate." And as we reported when we broke the news of Remini's defection on July 8, one of the things that got Remini in some hot water with Scientology "ethics" officers was that she stood by Haggis when other Scientologists didn't.

Now, he's standing by her. But what also caught our eye was another stunning admission by Scientology's hapless spokeswoman, Karin Pouw, who has once again admitted that the church is involved with anonymous websites that smear the reputations of people who dare to speak out about Scientology's abuses.